What is the difference between Electric assist bicycle and Electric bicycle?

Regarding electric-assisted bicycles and electric bicycles, let’s first check the difference between them.

The word for electric assisted bicycle is "Pedelec", which is a combination of pedal (pedal) and electric (electric). It specifically refers to a bicycle equipped with an electric motor that needs to be driven by a pedal. "Electric bicycle = bicycle + power assist system (PAS)", and PAS is the abbreviation of Power Assist System. Therefore, electric assisted bicycles are based on the addition of power assist system (PAS) to the bicycle, the purpose is to make cycling easier.

Electric bicycle refers to a mechatronics personal vehicle that uses storage batteries as auxiliary energy sources on the basis of ordinary bicycles and is equipped with motor, controller, storage batteries, handlebars and other operating components and display instrument systems.

In short, the relationship between electric-assisted bicycles and electric bicycles is more like the relationship between plug-in hybrids and light hybrids in hybrid vehicles. Even if the electric-assisted bicycles are driven without electricity, the impact will not be too great. With the assistance of electricity , Mountain bikes can climb difficult peaks, road bikes can give you the opportunity to compete with your cousin. Of course, how long you can run with your cousin. It is basic on your battery. Electric bicycles are not assisted by electricity. The impact will be relatively large, and it will be much slower to rely solely on human power. What are the specific differences between them, let us continue to look down.

Different battery capacity

The battery capacity of electric-assisted bicycles is generally smaller than that of electric bicycles. Because the core of electric-assisted bicycles is always human-driven, and the electric system is only auxiliary. While electric bicycles are driven by electric, and electric-assisted bicycles need to consider the issue of weight.

For example, the weight of an electric-assisted road vehicle is about 12kg, which is already very light compared to electric vehicles. But it is placed in road vehicles. It is already like a tank. If it loses power assistance, the electric-assisted road vehicle is inferior to the traditional large group road vehicle, it already was not good at climbing, starting, and rocking.

Different functions of the pedal

The pedal of an electric road bike is more like a 48V motor in a light hybrid car, than improving the riding experience and feeling. While the pedal of an electric bicycle is like a plug in a light hybrid car. I can still speed on the street without a pedal.

Different areas of application

Electric bicycles are mainly used in daily life, such as worker in crowded urban areas and deliver food by takeaway brothers . Now some cities have shared electric bicycles to solve the problem of 1KM at the end of work. Therefore, there will be additional dishes on the electric bicycle. Such as baskets, rear seats, rear-view mirrors and other equipment and choose larger and softer cushions. 

Most of the electric-assisted bicycles encounter unmovable routes when traversing mountains and ridges. Electric-assisted bicycles are used as an aid to climb the mountain peaks. When you are site last ten kilometers of a small long distance is really not moving, electric-assisted bicycles can reach the end point.

Electric bicycles are mostly used in life and convenience. While electric bicycles are generally used to solve some roads problem. Such as can't be walked, the slopes that cannot be climbed, and so on.

Price

Due to various reasons such as body materials, parts production costs and research and development, the price of electric bicycles is generally around $2000USD. Electric bicycles are only $500USD, because the production cost and materials are much cheaper than electric bicycles.

In short, an electric-assisted bicycles is more like a family car that meets daily needs. It has everything and is cheap. An electric bicycle is more like a super car, which can meet performance requirements while improving the driving experience.

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